The ISE-CCM Alternative Energy Index was developed as a result of growing interest in domestic commercially viable alternative energy sources in response to high oil prices, declining global supply and a strong global economy. The ISE-CCM Alternative Energy index provides investors with exposure to companies involved in the areas of Geothermal Heat, Hydrogen/Fuel Cells, Hydropower, Nuclear Fusion, Solar and Wind energy.

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) today announced the formation of its Utility Committee. The committee is open to all U.S. utilities, including investor-owned utilities, municipally-owned utilities and customer-owned cooperatives, as well as federally-managed utilities.

Xantrex Technology Inc. inverters have been chosen by solar energy company Generacion de Energias Alternativa for a 360 kilowatt (kW) ground solar array installation in Spain. Xantrex is a premier supplier of inverters that is active in the Spanish solar market, with more than 10 MW sold in Spain.

EStarFuture Corporation, the New Zealand company whose innovative people-power, people-pennies fund-raiser was launched to cut the planet-wrecking carmakers off at the pass, and get a green car to market years before them, has now matched its fund-raising to its car by making it highly configurable.

The new EC-120 is the latest in Evergreen Solar's Cedar Line(TM) of photovoltaic panels. With the same physical dimensions as the Company's current 110-watt and 115-watt panels, the new product delivers increased power from the same area.

Today in Vienna the governments of Ireland and Italy announced increased financial commitments to the REEEP (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership). Ireland and Italy have been donor countries to the REEEP since its inception in 2002.

The Sustainable Energy Coalition today issued the second set of five "factoids" in what is an ongoing series documenting the potential of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies to displace fossil fuels and nuclear power.

User-friendly web pages in English and Spanish from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Alliance to Save Energy help consumers get federal income tax credits for energy-efficiency home improvements and/or for purchasing fuel-efficient hybrid-electric vehicles.

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